Blind-stop.



NO. 736,408. PATENTED AUG. 18, 1903.

C. L. KOENIG.

BLIND S'TOP.

' UNYITED STATES Patented August 18, 19033 PATENT FFICE.

BLIND-.STO P.

SPECIFICATION orming part of Letters Patent No. '736,408, dat ed August18, 1903.

Application filed August 23, 1902. Rcnewed April29, 1903. $erial No.154,894. (No model.)

TO alt whom it mayconcern:

Beit known that LCHARLESLOUIS KOENIG, a citizen of the United States,residing at San y Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blind-stops; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which IO it appertains to make and usethe same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this Specification. l

v Myiinvention relates to improvements in blind-stops, and has for itsobject to provide a simple, strong, and cheap device of this kind. i

Improved details in the construction and arrangement of the severalpartsof my invention will be apparent from the detailed descriptionhereinafter and the appended claim, when taken in connection with theacbolt. Ward somewhat, binding it tightly in'the eyethe rod 7 and isprovided With notches 8 and 8 An eyebolt 9, through which the rod 8passes, is Screwed into the frame 5 and en- 'gages the notch 8 when theslats are in the position shown in Fig. 1. In this position 40 the rod 8extends outward beyond the eye- This Causes the rod to be bent rearpbolt. When the slats are closed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and it isdesired to hold them 5 in this position,'I employ a lateh 10, whichengages the notch S and secnrely holds the rod 8. The lateh 10 ispivoted in a plate 10, secured to the frame 5. y

It will be seen that my device is extremely simple and inexpensive andmay be applied to any blind.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

A blind-stop comprising a rod secured to the blind-rod, an eyeboltsecured to the blind- -frame through which the rod passes, a notch inthe rod engaged by the eyebolt to hold the blind-Slate in open position,another notch in the rod, and a lateh pivoted to the blindframe toengage this notch for holding the -blind-slats in closed position,suhstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature

